Knots, molecules, and the universe : (Record no. 1431647)
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| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | 18741825 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20250612123044.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 150813s2016 riu 001 0 eng |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781470437350 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | CSL |
| Transcribing agency | CSL |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Source of code | eng |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE | |
| Authentication code | pcc |
| 084 ## - COLON CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | B639m Q6 NBHM |
| Assigning agency | CSL |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Flapan, Erica, |
| Relator term | author. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 468793 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Knots, molecules, and the universe : |
| Remainder of title | an introduction to topology |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Providence : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | American Mathematical Society, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2016. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xvii, 386 p. ; |
| Dimensions | 26 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Includes index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | This book is an elementary introduction to geometric topology and its applications to chemistry, molecular biology, and cosmology. It does not assume any mathematical or scientific background, sophistication, or even motivation to study mathematics. It is meant to be fun and engaging while drawing students in to learn about fundamental topological and geometric ideas. Though the book can be read and enjoyed by nonmathematicians, college students, or even eager high school students, it is intended to be used as an undergraduate textbook.<br/><br/>The book is divided into three parts corresponding to the three areas referred to in the title. Part 1 develops techniques that enable two- and three-dimensional creatures to visualize possible shapes for their universe and to use topological and geometric properties to distinguish one such space from another. Part 2 is an introduction to knot theory with an emphasis on invariants. Part 3 presents applications of topology and geometry to molecular symmetries, DNA, and proteins. Each chapter ends with exercises that allow for better understanding of the material.<br/><br/>The style of the book is informal and lively. Though all of the definitions and theorems are explicitly stated, they are given in an intuitive rather than a rigorous form, with several hundreds of figures illustrating the exposition. This allows students to develop intuition about topology and geometry without getting bogged down in technical details. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Topology |
| 9 (RLIN) | 447898 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Algebraic topology |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Knot theory |
| 9 (RLIN) | 812713 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Geometry |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Molecular biology |
| 9 (RLIN) | 414923 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Averett, Maia. |
| Relator term | co- author. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 468794 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Colon Classification (CC) |
| Suppress in OPAC | No |
| Koha item type | Textual |
| Classification part | B639m Q6 NBHM |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Colon Classification (CC) | Central Science Library | Faculty of Mathematical Sciences Library | 2025-01-20 | N R Book Distributors | B639m Q6 NBHM | SL1656243 | 2025-06-12 | 2025-06-12 | Textual |